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  • September 2008

    • 7 Years Later, US Remembers 9/11

      Associated Press  |  Sep 11, 08 11:13 AM CDT

      7 Years Later, US Remembers 9/11

      (AP) - Americans marked the seventh anniversary of 9/11 with a heartfelt ceremony at Ground Zero and other solemn remembrances nationwide. Relatives of victims gathered in Lower Manhattan for readings from dignitaries and a recitation of the names of the dead. Later today, presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain were due at Ground Zero to pay silent respects. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • George W. Bush  • Michael Bloomberg  • 9/11 attacks  • Ground Zero  • Rudolph Giuliani  • anniversary

  • August 2008
  • July 2008
  • April 2008

    • Pope Benedict Leaves US After 6-Day Visit

      USA Today  |  Apr 20, 08 10:31 PM CDT

      Pope Benedict Leaves US After 6-Day Visit

      (Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI concluded his 6-day US visit today, boarding the papal jet at JFK aqirport to return to the Vatican. “The time has come for me to bid farewell to your country,” Benedict said. “May God bless America.” Dick Cheney attended the departure ceremony, which capped Benedict’s day of visiting Ground Zero and celebrating Mass at Yankee Stadium. More »

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      Dick Cheney  • Pope Benedict XVI  • Yankee Stadium  • Pope Benedict's US visit  • Ground Zero  • Catholics  • JFK Airport  • Papal mass

    • Pope Prays at Ground Zero

      New York Times  |  Apr 20, 08 11:09 AM CDT

      Pope Prays at Ground Zero

      (Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI got on his knees at Ground Zero today to bless the site where 2,600 people died and pray for the victims of the 9/11 attacks and their grieving families. "Turn to your way of love those whose hearts and minds are consumed with hatred," he said, in offering a prayer for peace. He then met with survivors and victims' families, as well as local leaders, including Mayor Michael Bloomberg. More »

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      terrorism  • Catholic Church  • September 11  • World Trade Center  • Pope Benedict's US visit  • Ground Zero  • Catholics

  • March 2008

    • 9/11 Illnesses Haunt Journalists

      Photo District News  |  Mar 12, 08 11:52 AM CDT

      9/11 Illnesses Haunt Journalists

      (Newser) - The helicopter ride through the burning World Trader Center's thick, chemical-laden smoke won Keith Meyers' 9/11 photos a share of the Pulitzer, but he says it cost him his health and career. "I could feel my skin tingling and burning," recalls the former New York Times photographer. Like Meyers, many journalists suffer illnesses matching those of Ground Zero workers, but their plight has drawn less attention—even in the media, reports Photo District News. More »

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      New York City  • cancer  • media  • September 11  • journalist  • PTSD  • World Trade Center  • Ground Zero  • asthma  • Twin Towers

  • January 2008
  • November 2007

    • Pope Will Visit US in April

      Washington Post  |  Nov 12, 07 1:10 PM CST

      Pope Will Visit US in April

      (Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI will travel to the US in April, visiting the White House, Ground Zero, and the United Nations, the Washington Post reports. On his first trip to the country as pope, and the first papal visit since John Paul II's stop in St. Louis in 1999, he'll say Mass at Yankee Stadium and the Nationals’ new ballpark in Washington. More »

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      Pope Benedict XVI  • Vatican  • Yankee Stadium  • Ground Zero  • Pope John Paul II

  • October 2007

    • Nooses Hanging in Northeast

      CBS  |  Oct 14, 07 5:19 PM CDT

      Nooses Hanging in Northeast

      (Newser) - A noose found outside a New York post office this week is the latest in a spate of apparent Northeast hate crimes, CBS reports. The Jim Crow-era symbols have turned up recently at a Connecticut Coast Guard Academy, a Long Island police station, and at Columbia University—possibly inspired by racial clashes in Jena, Alabama. “We have to be concerned about a copycat being out there,” police warn. More »

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      New York City  • hate crime  • Ground Zero  • noose  • Jena 6

  • September 2007

    • Iranian Prez Flies Into NY Storm

      Associated Press  |  Sep 24, 07 3:39 AM CDT

      Iranian Prez Flies Into NY Storm

      (Newser) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in New York yesterday amid protests and rancor over his schedule of public appearances, including his planned address at Columbia University. In the first of a series of public relations efforts, Ahmadinejad claimed in a television interview that Iran is seeking neither nuclear weapons nor war with the US, AP reports. More »

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      Iran  • New York  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • Ground Zero  • Columbia University  • 60 Minutes  • William Fallon  • UN General Assembly  • Lee Bollinger

    • Iranian Prez Banned From Ground Zero

      CNN  |  Sep 20, 07 3:46 AM CDT

      Iranian Prez Banned From Ground Zero

      (Newser) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been barred from visiting Ground Zero to "pay his respects" during a visit to New York. The city's police commissioner said the controversial president would not be allowed to leave a wreath, citing construction barring visitors from the site. "If there were a further request, we'd reject it," said a police spokesman, who also cited security concerns. More »

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      Iran  • New York City  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • Ground Zero  • ban

    • Six Years Later

      New York Daily News  |  Sep 11, 07 5:29 PM CDT

      Six Years Later

      (Newser) - Relatives gathered at a park near Ground Zero to remember the victims of the World Trade Center attacks today—the first anniversary without a clear blue sky, notes the New York Daily News. It was also the first time the memorial was moved away from the footprints of the towers. "Just so long as we continue to do something special every year," said one victim's aunt. More »

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      New York City  • Pentagon  • September 11  • Pennsylvania  • World Trade Center  • Ground Zero  • Peter Pace  • Shanksville